It was a career night for the Hoyas’ Greg Monroe, who scored 24 and grabbed 15 boards to lead Georgetown to the win.
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Casual Hoya: Good Win, But There’s Still Room For Improvement
In the postgame thread up at Casual Hoya, SB Nation’s Georgetown blog, there’s plenty of praise for Greg Monroe (and 18-point scorer Austin Freeman), but awareness that it wasn’t a perfect performance for the Hoyas.
Georgetown has chance to work out the kinks on Saturday in Anaheim, where they’ll face No. 17 Washington in the Wooden Classic.
Read Article >No. 15 Georgetown 72, No. 22 Butler 65: Greg Monroe Has A Mammoth Night
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Greg Monroe and Austin Freeman were perfect inside-outside complements of one another, combining for 42 points in No. 15 Georgetown’s 72-65 victory over 22nd-ranked Butler at Madison Square Garden.
Monroe finished with career-highs of 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Freeman hit 4-of-5 from three-point range en route to an 18-point effort for the Hoyas (7-0), who won their previous three games by an average of 27 points.
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